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Soft tissue facial profile assessment of 15-20 years old Tswana subjects

Dissertation (MSc(Odont))--University of Pretoria, 2010.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27557 Soft tissue facial profile assessment of 15-20 years old Tswana subjects Du Toit, A. Hlongwa, P. upetd@up.ac.za Mzizana, Nondumiso Yvonne Helen Soft tissue Tswana subjects Facial profile UCTD Dissertation (MSc(Odont))--University of Pretoria, 2010. A well balanced and harmonious soft tissue profile is an important consideration in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. The purpose of this study was to determine the soft tissue profile norms in Tswana subjects, compare the results with those of other ethnic groups and develop soft tissue “norms” or standards which may be useful as guides for diagnosis and treatment planning for Tswana orthodontic patients in South Africa. 420 subjects between the ages of 15-20 were randomly selected from their schools at no criteria. 102 Tswana (52 female and 50 male) and 50 non-Tswana subjects (25 female and 25 male) were selected according to criteria. The subjects were selected for excellence of occlusion, balanced facial proportion, complete dentition (third molars disregarded) dental Class I occlusion with normal overbite and overjet, minimal spacing or crowding, no history of orthodontic treatment and no gross caries. Various orthodontic analyses were used to measure and determine soft tissue facial profiles in both Tswana and non-Tswana subjects. Results were analysed statistically to determine the differences in facial profiles between Tswana and non-Tswana subjects and compare these to Caucasian and African-American norms. The results indicate that Tswana subjects had a flatter profile than non-Tswana subjects whose facial profiles were fuller. The study also indicates that the facial profile values established for Caucasian subjects are not applicable to Tswana and African-American subjects. The findings of the present study showed that when planning orthodontic treatment for Tswana subjects it may be useful to perhaps take into account some measurements which may be more appropriate. Copyright Orthodontics unrestricted 2013-09-07T11:46:53Z 2010-08-26 2013-09-07T11:46:53Z 2010-04-20 2010-08-26 2010-08-26 Dissertation Mzizana, NYH 2009, Soft tissue facial profile assessment of 15-20 years old Tswana subjects, MSc(Odont) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27557 > E10/511/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27557 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08262010-202008/ © 2009, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle Soft tissue
Tswana subjects
Facial profile
UCTD
Soft tissue facial profile assessment of 15-20 years old Tswana subjects
title Soft tissue facial profile assessment of 15-20 years old Tswana subjects
title_full Soft tissue facial profile assessment of 15-20 years old Tswana subjects
title_fullStr Soft tissue facial profile assessment of 15-20 years old Tswana subjects
title_full_unstemmed Soft tissue facial profile assessment of 15-20 years old Tswana subjects
title_short Soft tissue facial profile assessment of 15-20 years old Tswana subjects
title_sort soft tissue facial profile assessment of 15 20 years old tswana subjects
topic Soft tissue
Tswana subjects
Facial profile
UCTD
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27557
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08262010-202008/